List of Brazilian cattle breeds
This is a list of cattle breeds considered in Brazil to be wholly or partly of Brazilian origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Brazilian.
| Name | Other names, if any | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola[1] | |||
| Brazilian Gir[1] | |||
| Brazilian Milking Crossbred[2]: 139 | Mestiço Leitiero Brasileiro | ||
| Canchim[1] |  | ||
| Cangaian[1] | |||
| Caracu[1] | .JPG) | ||
| Caracu Caldeano[1] | |||
| China[1] | |||
| Crioulo Lageano[1] | |||
| Crioulo do Sul[1] | Brazilian Crioulo[2]: 139 | ||
| Curraleiro-Pé Duro[1] | |||
| Dairy Gir[1] | |||
| Franqueiro[3]: 202 | |||
| Girolando[1] | |||
| Guademar[1] | |||
| Guzerá[1] |  | ||
| Guzerá mocho[1] | |||
| Ibage[1] | |||
| Igarap[1] | |||
| Indu-Brasil[1] | |||
| Irece[1] | |||
| Javanês[1] | |||
| Junqueiro[1] | |||
| Lavinia[1] | |||
| Malabar[1] | |||
| Mantiqueira[1] | |||
| Mocho Nacional[1] | |||
| Nelore[1] |  | ||
| Nilo[1] | |||
| Pantaneiro[1] |
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| Patuá[1] | |||
| Pedreiro[1] | |||
| Pitangueiras[1] | |||
| Quinhentão[1] | |||
| Santa Gabriela[1] | |||
| Tabapuan[1] | |||
| Tatu[1] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Breed data sheet: Brazil, Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2019.
- ^ a b Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
- ^ a b Robert W. Wilcox (2017). Cattle in the Backlands: Mato Grosso and the evolution of ranching in the Brazilian tropics. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 9781477311141.